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Type Political Subdivision & Region
Usage French, English, English (American)
Pronounced Pron. alzas(French) ælˈsæs(English, American English) ælˈseɪs(American English) ˈælsæs(American English) [key]
Meaning & History
From Old High German Ali-saz or Elisaz, meaning "foreign domain". Alternatively, from Germanic Ell-sass, meaning "seated on the Ill", a river in Alsace.Alsace was the easternmost region in France, and was combined with the former regions of Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine to create Grand Est, which was provisionally known as Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine.